How to Build, Maintain, and Use a Compost System by Kelly Smith

Author:Kelly Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: compost, garden, vegetables, worms, benefits, decomposition, process
Publisher: Atlantic Publishing Group Inc.
Published: 2012-04-11T04:00:00+00:00

Tools for Storing and Moving Compost

When you gather compost ingredients, you will need some place to store them temporarily until you can dump them into the pile or bin. You can collect kitchen waste in any sort of waterproof container that has a tight fitting lid (to reduce odor and keep flies out). This is discussed in Chapter 1. Moving larger amounts of ingredients, such as yard waste requires wheelbarrows, garden carts, or even large tarps used as a sling. Wheelbarrows require you to balance the load on a single wheel and lift the load at the same time, which can be tricky. Garden carts support more of the weight of the load on the two wheels, and no balancing act is involved. A tarp is useful for dragging a large, light pile of ingredients, such as leaves or weeds, and the tarp itself takes up almost no storage space once it has been folded.

WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WHEELBARROW AND A GARDEN CART?

A wheelbarrow has only one, centrally placed wheel while a garden cart has two wheels and usually has a larger, flatter storage area. Which you choose depends on the job you are performing. A pile of compost or dirt can be transported in either one, but a wheelbarrow generally has a rounded front that makes it easier to pour things out of it. Garden carts are usually more box-like and better for transporting things like flowerpots, buckets, and other garden gear, although some of them do have sloped bodies similar to wheelbarrows. Some garden carts can be folded up for storage, as can some wheelbarrows, whose bodies are made of a sling-like tarp attached to a wheel.

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